Chris is a long time practitioner of Open Space Technology,World Cafeand other participatory methodologies. He has taught theArt of Hostingaround the world as a way of supporting people in putting hosting conversations at the centre of systemic change, decolonization, and community development.

He has worked on large scale systemic challenges with indigenous child and family services, changes to the nature of mainline churches, First Nations governance and emergent forms of the non-profit sector.